Hawaiian Pasta Salad

The perfect addition for a backyard luau! This salad is our best seller and it’s easy to see why. With mandarin oranges, pineapple chunks, diced avocado and red onion, the flavor is a little sweet and a little savory. Top it off with our easy-to-make poppy seed dressing that’s included and your friends will be begging you for the recipe!

Directions:
Heat 4 quarts water to boiling, stir in pasta and return to boil. Cook for 5-8 minutes. Do not over cook- pasta should be quite firm for salads. Rinse with cold water until cool. Mix spice packet with oil, and vinegar in blender or shaker. Add vegetables and fruit to pasta. Pour dressing over pasta and toss. Chill at least 1-2 hours.

Heat 4 quarts water to boiling. Stir in pasta and return to boil. Cook 5-8 minutes. Do not overcook – pasta should be quite firm for salads. Rinse with cold water until cool. mix spice packet with olive oil and vinegar in a small bowl or shaker with a tight fitting lid. Shake until well blended. Pour dressing over pasta, fruit, onion and avocados. Toss and chill for at least 1 hour.

Prepare BBQ Chicken:

Coat chicken evenly with favorite BBQ sauce. Heat skillet over medium-high heat and coat with cooking spray. Place chicken breasts in skillet, cover and cook for 5 minutes. Turn chicken, replace cover and cook an additional 5 minutes. Remove cover and check chicken for doneness (if juices run clear). When cooked completely, pour half of BBQ sauce over chicken. Turn chicken over, and pour remaining sauce over the other side. Cook 2-3 minutes more while using a spoon or basting brush to coat chicken with sauce.

Nutrition Facts

8 servings per container

Serving size1/8 Package

Amount per serving

Calories 180

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 1g2%

Saturated Fat 0g0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg0%

Sodium 136mg6%

Total Carbohydrate 37g13%

Dietary Fiber 0g0%

Total Sugars 0g

Includes g Added Sugars0%

Protein 6g

Calcium 0mg0%

Iron 0mg0%

Not a significant source of vitamin D, or potassium.

The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of
food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

9 reviews for Hawaiian Pasta Salad

Best pasta salad EVER!! Always make this for our Women’s salad dinners and always take home an empty dish. My husband really likes it also. I also leave out the onion. Gives it a much milder flavor❤❤

Rated 5 out of 5

John –October 26, 2016

Hawaiian Pasta Salad – picked this up over the weekend and had it tonight for supper. What a great and easy to make meal. Very filling and tasty. We will be looking for more of your flavored pasta mixes to try for our meals

Rated 5 out of 5

Elaine –November 23, 2015

I buy several of these at a time and make them for friends who are homebound because of an illness, surgery, or whatever. They always ask me for the recipe. We love this salad and always add the avocados, and silvered almonds. Tasty!

Rated 5 out of 5

Pamela –November 30, -0001

I would love to see the sauce packet sold as a bottled seasoning or seasoning packets for purchase. Originally purchased a couple of these pasta salad packs at the Christmas Gift Show. I was originally attracted by the adorable tiny olive oil bottle. The pasta salad is outstanding! We use canned chicken breast and everyone fights over the leftovers.

Rated 5 out of 5

Jeri –November 30, -0001

Fabulous complement to the hamburgers and hot dogs we had on the 4th of July. Leftovers were perfect for lunch the next day. Rave reviews from the entire family.

Rated 5 out of 5

Janet –November 30, -0001

The very best…I added shrimp it was a huge success, had enough for the next day for lunch serves 8 easy.

Rated 5 out of 5

Karen –November 30, -0001

I served this for a Christmas lunch. It was delicious and everyone raved about it. The store didn’t have any ripe avocados, so I added a sliced kiwi instead, along with some toasted slivered almonds. I always omit onions because my husband doesn’t like them and it was still wonderful.
Karen

Rated 5 out of 5

Sherry –November 30, -0001

This was FANTASTIC. light very refeshing and incredibly tasty. A sure bet!